Month: January 2021
Gardin raises $1.2M pre-seed to use ‘optical phenotyping’ tech to improve food production
Gardin, a ‘deep tech’ hardware and software startup developing optical phenotyping technology and analytics to optimise food production, has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding. Leading the round is LDV Capital, with participation from Seedcamp, and MMC Ventures. A number of angel investors are also investing, including Pratima Aiyagari, Gilad…
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BT set to hire 400 more apprentices amid 5G push BT apprenticeships
BT plans to recruit more than 400 apprentices and graduates for its September 2021 intake, with successful applicants working in engineering, customer science, applied research and cybersecurity roles. The positions are spread out across the UK – keeping in line with BT’s ongoing decentralisation programme – including in Belfast, Birmingham,…
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Huawei introduces Themes to customise your phone’s screen Huawei
Huawei is introducing a new way to customise your smartphone with Huawei Themes. In a sort of throwback to the days of wallpapers you bought for your Nokia, Huawei is trying to broaden your phones aesthetic horizon. While many customise their mobile screens with personalised pictures, Huawei is now making…
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Joanne Chen just became the first woman GP at Foundation Capital since founder Kathryn Gould
Joanne Chen just became the second general partner in the history of the now 26-year-old, Silicon Valley venture firm, Foundation Capital. Were she still alive, Foundation’s founder, Kathryn Gould, would undoubtedly cheer the development. Known for her big personality, Gould first met Chen when Chen was an MBA student at…
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Intel starts shipping its first Iris Xe discrete graphics cards for desktop
Intel’s first dedicated graphics cards for desktop will soon pop up on the market as part of pre-built systems customers can buy. The chipmaker has announced that it has officially launched the Iris Xe discrete desktop graphics cards, which it develo… Source
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An “Angry Mob” On Reddit Is Pushing Up GameStop’s Stock Price And Pissing Off A Bunch Of Wall Street Firms
Investors on Reddit have launched an attack that’s both trolling and serious on Wall Street firms by purchasing shares in GameStop, pushing the stock price up over 480% in a week, costing hedge funds millions of dollars, and skyrocketing young investors’ portfolios and egos. Popular subreddit r/WallStreetBets (WSB), whose tagline…
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